Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-13

Us htdutN. fbtNt ana iitIu are arTayed
in living green"
Miss Tenia Taylor. vino has been the
guest ot her friend Mis-, Emma Baker. for
several days. returned 10 her home in bay
ton, "Wednesday.
Mr.. T. J. Kirkpatrick returned from
Jackson. Mich, where he went To attend
the wedding of his brother-in-law. Mr.. Ar
thur Reid, formerly of this city.
The Springfield Mrnn-rchor, under the
leadership Of T.. r.. MontanH>. is husily re-
hearSlng for the approaching Sangertest, at
Columbus. on the 10Th @0th and 3lst July.
The church furnishing society of the
First English Lutheran church will give its
strawberry and ice cream social this even
ing. A hearty invitation is extended to all.
Evans, the Columbus prize fighter. who
recently fought Tom Robinson. of this city,
the Springfield fight being broken up by the
police, is IN the city. endray"rng t" organ
Ze a Sparring class.
MIR. Thomas Dngan. OF the St James
tomorrow Ia visit the members If the Fish
ing Club in camp there. The boys are
having great time.
For several days the occasional tapping
ot & bell has called people into the streets,
thinking there was all alarm of fire. The
bell is not the central lire alarm, but the
new court house bell.
The thunder storm in this city and yicin-
ity yesterday afternoon was an insignificant;
affair, comparatively, but south and south
west of lis il WAS remarkably heavy, cais-
ing considerable damage
1t is parionsble this kind Of weather to
get oil chestnuts. Therefore the public
will pardon the statement that when the
weather Is furnacy as this. even the very
HottentotS grow hot amt totter
Henry ArbOgaSt. of Springfield. was
badly bruised yesterday morning by Jump
ing from train at the Jefferson street
crossing. A physician and tailor were in
demand. Dayton .I"ar1IGi.
The Grand opera house will be- Thoroughly
rrnoirl-d this summer. This is official
berauSe Charley Jones. the coiurtd janitor
was seen sneaking in today with hunk of
of soap, brush and y pan Of water.
Mr.. Carl q. Adae. OF the firm of Albert
Miller ~ Co. of Cincinnati the purchasers
nt the market house bonds, was III the city
last eveing. making arrangements for the
contract. The latter was completed.
Daniel Sullivan, Pan Handle engineer,
was arrested st indianapolis and taken u
Hanc"ck county, Indiana on All indict-
county having been killed bY train in
charge "f Sullivan.
At the election of committees Of the
Episcopal convention of the southern do
cese Of Ohio al Piqua, yesterday. the Rev.
John L. Rose. rector of Christ church. this
city. was made a member Of the committee
for the Ecclesiastical Court
The ladies' of the First Presbyterian
church thought strongly of getting the Till
family for return date, but as May 2l-
Saturday evening the only date the
company has open before leaving for Eu-
rope, the project WAS given up.
Probate Judge John c. Miller yesterday
afternoon appointed J. X. Mower and Reu-
ben lefiel, executors of j. p. Leffel. de-
ceased. This morning George H. Drake
was appointed administrator of VIM. II.
Drake, deceased, late Of Mad river town
ship.
Every body is most cordially invited TO
the strawberry and lee cream social at the
First English Lutheran church, corner High
and Factory streets. tonight. There will
he given II short and we'll selected musical
and literary programme and good time is
assured.
Mrs. Eliza j. Boots. wife of i. A. Boots
aged ~ years and two months, died al her
home south of Byron. OF penumoRia. She
was III Nenia May i consulting physician.
On returning Ia her home she felt 50 badly
that she went To bed, from which she never
arose again.
Springfield is excited over striking gas in
Pike township. The we'll is not yet 200
feet deep. 50 that our Springfield friends
would better keep cool until the depth
reached is GOO or 500 feet lower Gas never
romes in permanent supply AT 200 feet
rbana citizen.
Colonel Peter W-iinrr. Of Dayton, col
pnel of the Fourth regiment, uniformed
rank Knights of Pythis, will inspect the di-
vision at oxford. Ohio. next Thursday even
ing, May 20, and has extended All invita-
ton Ia the division officers of this city, and
Major Jay W. Morrison, 10 accompany him.
The difference in time of the regulators
throughout the city is matter of frequent
'rmaTk. Two, three. and even four minutes
.rr depended upon to keep ''sun-ti time" " but
[ is stated that differences As great as these /
AVE been noticed In making the rounds /
\ Ninth ward citizen went to the Rock !
} ,nd concert last night, and as the two |
,retty girls and the two gentlemen began |
o hammer the musical rocks, he muttered:
Well, by gosh tham'S purity nice people
o be on the stone pile The gentleman,
y the way. strongly suspects himself of
ring humorous.